Risk of Hypertension in Pregnancy
Clinical Study Title:
Risk of gestational hypertension in relation to folic acid supplementation
during pregnancy.
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Hypertension during
pregnancy is a serious disorder. This study looked
at how folic acid and multivitamin supplementation
affects the rate of hypertension during pregnancy.
Women were interviewed after the birth of their babies,
and asked about the occurrence of hypertension and
their multivitamin use. About 10% of the women interviewed
reported hypertension during pregnancy. Analysis of
multivitamin use suggested that those women who used
a multivitamin during pregnancy were less likely to
develop hypertension during the pregnancy. A multivitamin
then can therefore help to protect against the development of
gestational hypertension.
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Authors:
Hern.ndez-D.az S. Werler MM. Louik C. Mitchell AA.
Institution:
Slone Epidemiology Center, Boston University School of Public Health,
MA 02215, USA.
Country of Publication:
United States
Source:
American Journal of Epidemiology. 156(9):806-12, 2002 Nov 1.
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